When the coronavirus and racism collide: the good, the bad and the ugly

Two huge issues are sweeping the world. Each has aspects of beauty and ugliness but when they overlap, sparks start to fly. The two are the Covid-19 outbreak and the need to address systemic racism. It is difficult to overestimate the impact of the novel coronavirus, with over 12 million cases worldwide, around a quarter in the United States alone, and more than half a million deaths. These sombre numbers are still rising, and accelerating in South Asia and South America. Even places that…

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